The monarch, 67, left the 4-star Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Bavaria on Saturday night so he could attend the Chakri Festival in Bangkok which began on Monday.

Kaz Crossley is determined to make the best of things after being left stranded in Thailand.

A herd of adult and baby elephants crossed a major highway in Chachoengsao. Crowds gathered either side of a road block to witness the majestic animals in a rare occurrence in the area.

Police took Neil Henry Elliott, 46, from Northern Ireland on a parade in handcuffs today, to show them the spot where he collected the woman and drove her away on his motorbike.

Delivery company employee Tinnakorn Rattanauppaphan, 32, had the smartphone plugged in to an extension cable while using it at his rented room in Nan, northern Thailand.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 67, is believed to be back at the four-star retreat in southern Germany (pictured) after returning from brief visits back to Thailand.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Lewis Hamilton came as close to winning his sixth world championship title as anyone's nerves could stand without actually doing so.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER:You can't be a Formula One driver and lecture on saving the planet. You might think you can. But you can't.

Formula One bosses have unveiled the first images of the sport's cars for the future. It is hoped that the new machines will provide closer action, and make overtaking easier.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: The next chapter of that attempt involves matching - and then beating - Michael Schumacher's record of seven titles and 91 wins. He is nine victories short.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Lewis Hamilton has won his sixth World Championship at the US Grand Prix. The Briton can now be considered better than Michael Schumacher.

Just a finish of eighth place was needed to secure the four points to land Hamilton out of reach of his last remaining title rival - Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Brit finished in second.

Ferrari have responded angrily after Red Bull driver Verstappen suggested the Italian team's poor performance on Sunday was linked to the closure of a potential engine loophole.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Lewis Hamilton's stunning sixth World Championship triumph was achieved amid a backdrop of tragedy, Sportsmail can reveal.

Schumacher clinched his first of seven titles in one of the sport's most controversial incidents when he collided with Hill to pip his British rival to the title by just one point at the race in Adelaide.

Former Ferrari chief Ross Brawn has called on one of the Italian team's warring drivers to follow Lewis Hamilton's example and accept blame for their collision in Brazil as tension rumbles on.

He's a six-time Formula One world champion and she's won an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss.

INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: Eliud Kipchoge will not let his achievements be reduced to a pair of hi-tech shoes. For him, Nike's controversial trainers only help so much.

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has pledged to donate $500,000 to bushfire relief. 

The F1 champion, 35, admitted that while his 'first' thought was the prolonging of the planet and its animals, it has ultimately left him feeling energised and raring to go.

Naomi Campbell, Winnie Harlow and Alessandra Ambrosio took to the runway at the glittering Tommy Hilfiger presentation during London Fashion Week on Sunday.

The pair pipped Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal, Marc Marquez and Eliud Kipchoge for the honour. Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or last year as Barcelona won La Liga for the 26th time.

A host of sporting greats were honoured for their achievements at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards, held in Berlin on Monday night, and Sportsmail's photographer Andy Hooper was allowed exclusive behind the scenes access to capture the glitzy ceremony in all of its glory.

Lewis Hamilton has got behind Barcelona ahead of Sunday's El Clasico, admitting his admiration for the Catalan side and sending 'positive energy' for their crunch La Liga clash.   

Pizza Hut has offered 350,000 of the meals while Itsu and Lewis Hamilton's Neat Burger have both offered a sizeable number, Deliveries will begin from next week. Matt Hancock has thanked delivery giant.

INTERVIEW BY PETE JENSON: There is a moment in Andres Iniesta's soon to be released biopic 'The Unexpected Hero' when Lionel Messi contemplates his own retirement.

'Migrants are first of all human persons, and that they are the symbol of all those rejected by today's globalised society,' the pontiff tweeted on Monday.

The most powerful figure in the Catholic Church took to social media to share a cryptic tweet in the hours after the Victorian Supreme Court turned down Pell's appeal against sex abuse convictions.

Crowds of worshippers waved yellow-and-white Vatican flags and cheered as the Popemobile made its way into the stadium in the capital Antananarivo (pictured).

Attendants to a Mass with the Pope at a cathedral in Albano on the outskirts of Rome were surprised when His Holiness appeared from the back of a Fiat Tipo, rather than the usual Popemobile.

The Vatican invested $4.5 million on films in 2019, one of which was the Elton John biopic Rocketman (bottom right) which features scenes of gay sex and drug abuse, a report has revealed.

Devout Catholic Susan Boyle joined Lionel Richie and Bonnie Tyler, 68, alongside other stars for an ensemble tonight at the annual Vatican Christmas Concert tonight at the Paul VI Audience Hall.

Pope Francis also sought to remind cardinals, bishops and priests that the church does not enjoy the authority it once did, as he spoke in the Sala Clementina, Vatican City.

Netflix built a replica of the Sistine Chapel after the Vatican denied them access to film the Two Popes there. The Vatican refuses requests for any narrative filming in the chapel.

The Palazzo Migliori was set to be turned into a luxury hotel after it became vacant last year and could have charged top rates with its prime location just off St Peter's Square.

The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today, a day after calling off an appearance at Mass in Rome.

MICHAEL GOVE: The financial crisis and other failures of leadership from a past generation of political leaders have turned people against distant and unaccountable power-brokers.

Pope Francis gave his homily as he spoke via webcam from the chapel of his Vatican residence Tuesday, urging Christians not to indulge in the 'evil' of self pity but to instead make positive changes.

The head of the Catholic Church seemingly compared the cardinal to Jesus in a tweet on Tuesday.

Pilgrims have been barred from retracing Jesus's steps in the Holy Land, with flights grounded and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed for the first time since 1349.

Christopher Grant (pictured with his sister) was shopping at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where Patrick Crusius opened fire on Saturday, killing 22 people.

Veteran employee Gilbert Serna, 36, and loyal customer Adria Gonzalez, 37, have been credited with saving dozens of lives by directing people to safety during the massacre on Saturday.

The heartbreaking words of a little girl whose parents died in the El Paso shooting were revealed by her grandmother. Skylin Jamrowski then asked if the gunman was 'going to come and shoot me too.'

Austin Crusius, 30, is the older half brother of white supremacist El Paso Walmart shooter Patrick Crusius, 21. Austin, who lives in northern California, was once engaged to a Hispanic woman.

Families of 31 victims are mourning their loved ones after the gun rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and the FBI now fears vulnerable relatives could be targeted by con artists.

The family, who have not been identified, say their son became friendly with Patrick Crusius when they both attended Plano Senior High School just outside Dallas in 2017

Beto O'Rourke offered his personal cellphone to El Paso shooting witness, Sean Nixon, 20. The Democratic presidential candidate who is from El Paso has spent several days in the town.

Friends and family gathered Thursday in Mexico to mourn a school principal, the first funeral service held for the 22 people that died in last Saturday's Walmart shooting.

Officer Tim Baiardi, who worked with the Phoenix Police Department for 18 years, had his contract terminated on Thursday over the slapping incident, which was recorded on surveillance camera.  

Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with capital murder after opening fire inside the El Paso Walmart on Saturday.